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Famous people · Yetminster, Dorset

A single famous person was born in Yetminster: Godfrey Lagden

The British colonial administrator Godfrey Lagden was born in 1851. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their story is told in 6 languages. Sarah Parish tops the 68 names on record in Yeovil, 4 mi away.

#1 best knownGodfrey LagdenPolitics & Law · 1851–1934
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Godfrey Lagden
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Godfrey Lagden
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Born in Yetminster

Godfrey Lagden#1
Politics & Law

Godfrey Lagden

1851–1934

British colonial administrator (1851-1934)

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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Yeovil, with 68.

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Questions about famous people from Yetminster

Who is the most famous person from Yetminster?

Godfrey Lagden (British colonial administrator (1851-1934)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages.

How many famous people were born in Yetminster?

1 people born in Yetminster have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.

What is Yetminster known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.

Who counts as from Yetminster?

People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Yetminster’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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